Gwangsan B (Korean: 광산구 을) is a constituency of the National Assembly of South Korea. The constituency consists of parts of Gwangsan District, Gwangju. As of 2024, 186,787 eligible voters were registered in the constituency. The constituency was created in 2008 from the Gwangsan constituency.
| Gwangsan B | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the National Assembly | |
 Location of the constituency | |
| District(s) | Gwangsan District (part) |
| Region | Gwangju |
| Electorate | 186,787 (2024) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Member(s) | Min Hyung-bae |
| Created from | Gwangsan |
History edit
Gwangsan B, like all other constituencies located in Gwangju and the Honam region, is considered as a stronghold for the liberal Democratic Party.[1][2][3] The constituency has voted for candidates of the Democratic Party and its predecessor parties in every election except for in 2016.[4]
Lee Yong-seop of the United Democratic Party was the first member to represent the constituency winning in a landslide with 73.16% of the vote.[5] Lee won-re-election in 2012 with 74.67% of the vote against Hwang Cha-eun of the Unified Progressive Party.[6] However, Lee resigned from the National Assembly on May 7, 2014, in order to run as an independent candidate for Mayor of Gwangju in the upcoming local elections.[7] Kwon Eun-hee of the centrist-liberal New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) won the by-election for the constituency, securing 60.6% of the vote.[8] In the aftermath of the NPAD party split, incumbent Kwon Eun-hee along with other influential Honam politicians joined the People Party led by Ahn Cheol-soo.[9] Despite Gwangsan B and the region's historical preference for candidates of the Democratic Party, Kwon won re-election as a member of the People Party in the 2016 election.[10][11] Kwon did not stand for re-election in the 2020 election. She was succeeded by Min Hyung-bae of the Democratic Party who won in a landslide with 84.05% of the vote.[12] Min won re-election in 2024 against former Prime Minister of South Korea Lee Nak-yon of the New Future Party.[13][14]
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses the neighborhoods of Cheomdan 1-dong, Cheomdan 2-dong, Bia-dong, Singa-dong, Sinchang-dong, Suwan-dong, Hanam-dong, and Imgok-dong.
List of members of the National Assembly edit
| Election | Member | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lee Yong-seop | United Democratic | 2008–2014 | Resigned on May 7, 2014 to run for Mayor of Gwangju[7] | |
| 2012 | Democratic United | ||||
| 2014 by-election | Kwon Eun-hee | NPAD | 2014–2020 | Left the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) on December 28, 2015[15]
Joined the People Party on January 11, 2016[9] | |
| 2016 | People | ||||
| 2020 | Min Hyung-bae | Democratic | 2020–present | ||
| 2024 | |||||
Election results edit
2024 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Min Hyung-bae | 94,733 | 76.09 |  7.96
| |
| New Future | Lee Nak-yon | 17,237 | 13.84 | new | |
| People Power | Ahn Tae-wook | 5,941 | 4.77 | new | |
| Progressive | Jeon Ju-yeon | 5,110 | 4.10 | new | |
| Green Justice | Kim Yong-jae | 1,471 | 1.18 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 1,146 | – | |||
| Turnout | 125,638 | 67.26 |  3.18
| ||
| Registered electors | 186,787 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2020 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Min Hyung-bae | 96,808 | 84.05 | 40.8
| |
| Minsaeng | Noh Seung-il | 8,606 | 7.47 | 42.67
| |
| Justice | Kim Yong-jae | 7,110 | 6.17 | 3.82
| |
| Labor | Lee Byung-hoon | 1,407 | 1.22 | new | |
| National Revolutionary | Kim Hong-seop | 1,241 | 1.07 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 1,965 | – | |||
| Turnout | 117,137 | 64.08 | 2.42
| ||
| Registered electors | 182,793 | ||||
| Democratic gain from People | Swing | ||||
2016 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Kwon Eun-hee | 50,724 | 50.14 | new | |
| Democratic | Lee Yong-seop | 43,749 | 43.25 | 17.36
| |
| Justice | Moon Jeong-eun | 2,380 | 2.35 | 1.42
| |
| Saenuri | Sim Jeong-woo | 1,940 | 1.91 | 5.07
| |
| People's United | Choi Kyung-mee | 1,654 | 1.63 | new | |
| Independent | Han Nam-sook | 703 | 0.69 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 618 | – | |||
| Turnout | 101,768 | 61.66 | 39.35
| ||
| Registered electors | 165,038 | ||||
| People hold | Swing | ||||
2014 by-election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPAD | Kwon Eun-hee | 21,545 | 60.61 | 14.06
| |
| Unified Progressive | Chang Wan-seop | 9,375 | 26.37 | 1.02
| |
| Saenuri | Song Hwan-ki | 2,484 | 6.98 | new | |
| Justice | Moon Jeong-eun | 1,343 | 3.77 | new | |
| Independent | Yang Cheong-seok | 799 | 2.24 | new | |
| Rejected ballots | 137 | – | |||
| Turnout | 35,683 | 22.31 | 28.87
| ||
| Registered electors | 159,974 | ||||
| NPAD hold | Swing | ||||
2012 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic United | Lee Yong-seop | 53,154 | 74.67 | 1.51
| |
| Unified Progressive | Hwang Cha-eun | 18,022 | 25.32 | 7.45
| |
| Rejected ballots | 822 | – | |||
| Turnout | 71,998 | 51.18 | 10.12
| ||
| Registered electors | 140,667 | ||||
| Democratic United hold | Swing | ||||
2008 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Democratic | Lee Yong-seop | 26,540 | 73.16 | – | |
| Democratic Labor | Jang Yeun-ju | 6,482 | 17.87 | – | |
| Grand National | Kang Kyung-soo | 2,608 | 7.19 | – | |
| Family Party for Peace and Unity | Kim Kyong-ok | 648 | 1.79 | – | |
| Rejected ballots | 266 | – | |||
| Turnout | 36,544 | 41.06 | – | ||
| Registered electors | 88,999 | ||||
| United Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
See also edit
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